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Anthony, for the moment, thank you very much. Anthony Zurcher joining us from Dallas, Texas. Well, over the past four weeks Iran's
chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz and the world economy has been its trump card. The effective closure of the straits has
shocked global energy markets and driven up oil and gas prices. On Friday, Brent
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A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
“He put his opponent in a chokehold.”
A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
“One country has a chokehold on another country's economy.”
To put a hold around the neck of (someone), especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm.
To exert tight, restrictive, control over someone or something.